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Baports from Devil's slough, the quick- 8»He, where was stop- >veriea in PB- ea:4a»r 80- |sand tea forty Sf detour in the ? #***, tpprofetiatien and pur- hit NStt^thr t^lEJilf of _ ttfii each ride H' the water course to thought *wi!I reReve the pressure ofthoaandsuflcieutly to allow the con- tinuante at work. In additiun to the quickstfha thick layessef hard pan op- ;f pose tie work. Much of the rock will it; !»*•« to be retoowesis ^The work is prov­ ing harder than the contractors antici- they are not progressing as as expected. The cost of the drainage ditches will be large, but when completed * detour from the old route of but % gaiter of a mile will be necessary. S? Tosng Man biiii Bi««el& Unrequited love is said to account for the suicide of William Chesley Thomas, who shot himself at Normal. He had been visiting for a week at the home of Dr. J. McCann. His home is at Ellis, Kan. Miu Bessie McCann, the daugh­ ter of Dr. McCann, had been on a visit in Kansas this summer, and soon after her return home young Thomas came on for a visit. Whether or not there was an attachment between the young peo­ ple, some breaking of which led the »ung man to commit suicide, is a sub- the family of Dr. McCann will not divulge. He had been out riding with the young woman only an hour or two before-he ended his life. - "Law Hincei on a Coinaaa«% l&gal proceedings arc about &*M c«»' menced by the city of Wattkegan to com­ pel 'County Treasurer Foote to return ex­ cessive commission alleged to be charged by him as county collector for handling tax money. Heretofore it has been cus­ tomary for collectors to charge only 1 per cent commission, but Collector Foote now reads the law as allowing him 3 per cent, and has legal advice to support him. The point hinges upon the punctuation of the law, and has never been judicially upon. It is of importance to cities the smaller counties of the State. a > • : Murder Stops Festivities. Charles Gold, an uninvited guest at an ke cream supper at the house of Henry Howell, a farmer living fifteen miles South of Marion, slapped Mrs. Howell in the face when asked to leave, and when Mr. Howell interfered shot him dead. Amid the excitement the murderer fled. There has been ill feeling between the Howell and Gold families for some time, and it is charged the murderer went to the supper with the sole intention of starting a row. ( heater Prison Mi tits Down. . All work at the Chester penitentiary was stopped the other day on account of the deficient supply of water and the : factories and foundries shut down, leav­ ing about 700 convicts confined in the cells. The water in-the Mississippi has fallen rapidly, leaving a sandbar in front of tiie prison fully half a mile long and about GOO feet wide. Barely enough wat­ er can be obtained for ordinary purposes. The asylum for the; State's criminal in- '•h sane depends upon the prison for its wat- „J»t supply. Illinois Proomcorn Crop* It is now estimated that the new crop i of broomcom in the central Illinois belt will be but slightly above that of last year, while the quality is excellent. The S price has started at $80 a ton and the crop of Douglas County will be some­ thing like 5,000 tons, a slight increase over last year. In Coles and Moultrie the acreage is larger, but the number of tons will be smaller than in 1888. Ftole Papers Worth 910«000. p| Springfield, the undertaking rooms of Frank E. Williams were entered and the safe opened, and Government bonds • ;i and other valuable papers to the amount of $10,000 taken. An elderly man named Frank Berschneider, who had been haunting the premises,, was arrested in a box car jit Lincoln with the stolen prop­ erty on bis person. " '.'viTK.' -f" Brief State Bappenlnga. Typhoid fever is raging in Litchfield. • Mrs. Thomas Dixon, a,, resident of Bockford for over half # eentury, is dead, aged 98 years. v Owen Ward, a Mexican veteran and wealthy farmer, died at his home in Shipman, aged 100 years. He was the oldest man in Macoupin County. Ghauncey O. Baker, dealer in agricul­ tural implements in Ramsey, has been adjudged a bankrupt by Judge Allen of the United States District Qourt. One hundred striking molders at the plant of Fraser & Chalmers in Chicago went back to work at the union scale of I3.T5 and "time and a half" for over­ time. John B. Leoni, ft French sculptor and tartlst, was adjudged insane in Macoupin County Court and unless his relatives in­ tervene will be commited to the Jack­ sonville asylum. James MeDonough, former village treasurer of Highwood. has bee* held to the grand jury in bonds of $1,300 on a charge of embezzlement. He held the Office for nine years up to this spring. Gottlieb Reinhard. a member of the La Salle County Board of Supervisors for many years, died at St. Mary's hos­ pital in La Salle. Between 10,000 and 12,000 people Surg­ ed through the stfeets of Beardstown on the occasion of the sixth annual free fish fry. Promptly at 12 o'clock the fish were served. As each one passed the servers be was given two slices of bread between which was a crisp piece of fish. Addresses were made by Mayor H. C. Keil and J. Joseph Cooke of Beardstowa, aud by Attorney J*mes F. Kennedy of Chicago. J. Spanderwitz, an invalid, was asleep In a room on the second floor of a build- in# in Chicago when a gasoline stove ex­ ploded. As the flames shot through the kitchen window- ana smoke filled the room Philip Slobosky rushed into the house tied the sick man in a sheet, and lowered him from a window of the bedroom. Marshal* Laughton and Paris - of Platteville, Wis., with the aid of blood­ hounds, captured George Strong, a mur­ derer and horse thief, at Cuba City. The man escaped from the Dodgeville. Wis., jail on A tig. 22. He is charged with the murder of the city marshal of Avoca, Wis., last spring. Strong was takes Dodgeville* m Attorney 000. >' • = ,: A dead mm was foand on the Oam>tt was It believe it in IfiNk July 10, a prom- Dnrtt 180*. M. I neat fanner near At the home of 0. Ksnnel, near lfatoa. ten thrashers were poisoned, svretal of them vary seriously. The poisoning is attributed to theeatingof pressed chick­ en. Peculiar atmospheric' conditions. are supposed to toveaffeeted the_food. 0aaid P. Cain, a mining engineer, died at bis home in Springf«4d,as a result of paeomonia,contracted atChidkamauga while in camp there *sa member of the F t̂h HBaoia infantry volunteers. He was 21 years old and unmarried. Rev. C. P. Cooley of fiifAdleton bar. accented the cail tendered by the, official beard of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Virginia, and ha* been elected to the vacancy caused by the resignation ef Itev. A. B» Welsh, who goes to the Drexei Park Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Chicago. Miners employed by the Cantrall Coal Company, at Contrail, have returned to work. They went out two weeks before because the operators refused to dis­ charge Peter Behner, pit boas* .who objectionable to the miners. The tors agreed to suspend Behner until the matter is investigated* A south-bound freight on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois struck some box ens standing on the main track at Rossvilte and wrecked the engine ond a number of cars. ISiiifineer Tiltott, Fireman Hollts and; Air Brake Inspector Kellogg, who was on the engine, were crushed beyond recognition. The three MM resided fan Danville. Willie Jones, an S-year-old beyHvtag at Decatur, found a half-pint bottle of whisky. He took it home, called in half a dozen boys and girls of his own age and they played having a big time. One little giri became unconscious and was nearly dead when the children were dis­ covered. All of the children were seri­ ously sick. William Beldea of Ottawa, Iowa, ex­ pected to marry Miss Lata McAlister of Arthur. When he arrived he found that Miss McAlister had changed her mind and decided not to marry him, having act­ ed upon the advice of two friends of her brother--Misses Edith and Ethel Rhoads of Onawa. A stormy interview with Bol- den was held at the Union Hotel and the city marshal was called in to restore quiet. Bolden returned to his home. LaGrange's business quarter narrowly escaped destruction by fire, and only the lack of wind, the efficiency of the fire de­ partment and the aid of the Berwyn fire­ men saved the scores of buildings which line Burlington avenue on the south for two blocks \frest of the depot. The flames, which were started by the explosion of a gasoline tank in the rear of William Fehrman's grocery, were checked after a loss estimated at $15,000 had been done. An entire block was swept away, the postofflce and village hall- narrowly escaping destruction. The bids for the Western State normal school were opened at Galesburg by the trustees in the presence of 300 citizens of the competing towns--Monmouth, Aledo, Macomb, Oquawka, Quincy, Rushville and La Harpe. Rushville's offer includ­ ed a cash donation of $120,000, a site, a training school building, public library and the concession, all aggregating $200,- 000. Macomb and Aledo made $70,000 cash bids, with public facilities that brought Macomb's bid up to $141,500 and Aledo's to $128,000. Monmouth's bid, including a cash offer of over $50,000, ag­ gregated $75,000. Quincy's cash bid was $30,000 and a site. The bids of Oquawka and La Harpe were light. The belief prevails that the. contest has narrowed down to Rushville and Macomb. B. F. Secrist of Marion, Iowa, made an.attempt at suicide on a Chicago, Bur­ lington and Quincy passenger train. Se­ crist had been in Peoria on a fruitless search for Miss Laura B. Higgins, whom he loved, but who had written him from Peoria that their courtship was at an end, Miss Higgins' home is at Piqua, Ohio. Secrist went to Galesburg after the search, where be purchased a re­ volver, and boarded a train for Rock Isl­ and. When a few miles from that city he shot himself in the mouth. The bullet lodged at the base of the brain. Secrist is 38 years old. Preparations for the dedication of the Northern Illinois Normal Sdhool -at De- Tvalb Sept. 21, 22 and 23 are practically completed, .< and it will be an elaborate ceremony. Senator Cullom, Gov. Tanner, ex-Gov. Altgeld, Senator Berry, Speaker Sherman, Dr. Harper, Dr. Draper, Dr. Andrews aud Superintendent Orville, T. Bright are among the speakers. The tMt* Afct cfttimj *. V, .'it -v - - STATE SCHOOL. DEClCATCD. Charleston Dons Gsla Attire to DA Honor to the Oreat Event. > The dedication of the eastern Illinois State Normal School in Charleston on Tuesday was attended with great pomp and ceremony. The greatest parade ever known in that section of the State, head­ ed by Gov. Tanner and staff and State officers and other dignitaries, marched from the public square to the normal building. Here the keys were presented to the Governor by little Irna Martin. Gov. Tanner, though weak from ill­ ness and travel, responded in a speech, but before he concluded his vcice became so weak that his son, J. Mack Tanner, finished the reading of hk manuscript. The Governor in his speech said in part: "In providing for the establishment of this school and for its running expenses for the next two years there has been shown a broad and liberal spirit on the part of the members of'the General As­ sembly. The disposition to provide liberal means for the support of public education has been a characteristic of our people. "From the time our freo school law went into effect in 1855 to the present large appropriations have been cheerfully made for sustaining our public schools. During the ten years ending June 30, 1898, our people paid for new school houses built and purchased, for school sites and grounds and for repairs and im­ provements $14,015,231.59. The one item of teachers' salaries during these ten years was $44,731,919.54, an increase over the previous decade of nearly $13,- 000,000. While the State pays annually $1,000,000 for the support of common schools, there has been a voluntary local WAUKEGAN'S BIQ DAY. Fold tors and Pallors' Monument Ca> VtUfi in Presence of Thousands. The- Lake County Soldiers and Sailors' monument at ^Vaukegan was unveiled with impressive ceremonies Tuesday af­ ternoon. As the flag which draped the tall shaft parted and fell away, revealing the figure of a color bearer holding the national colors, the guns on the United States steamer Michigan fired the nation­ al salute; the court house bell and the church bells rang, and 12,000 people cheered--not the monument itself, but the heroic deeds of the men it commem­ orated. Waukegan waa a mass of red, white and blue; everywhere floated the Ameri­ can flag; everywhere were twisted and twined the national colors. Not only were the public buildings and private resi­ dences decorated, but vehicles of all de­ scriptions, down to the baby carriages, were alive with the Stars and Stripes. The parade formed at 9:15 a. m. and marched through the principal streets to the court house square, where the dedi­ catory exercises were held. Chief Mar­ shal C. A. Partridge* and his staff led the first division, which waa composed of the Thirtieth volunteer infantry, Col. Gardener commanding; a platoon of light battery IX Fifth United States artillery, Lieut. E. F. McLachlin commanding; a crew of sailors, and a company of ma­ rines, Ensign Sexton commanding. The second division was commanded by Assistant Marshal H. S. Vail aud was made up of carriages, in which were the speakers, the county officers, Capt. Per­ kins and staff of the United States steam­ ship Michigan, the national officers of the Ladies of the G. A. R., those of the mm* EASTERN ILLINOIS STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT CHARLESTON. taxation, amounting in ten years to over $61,000,000. v "The State must staatain the fcoblic school: "Because, freedom being one of the principles upon which this Government is based, the people must be educated in order that they may enjoy their freedom. "Because by means of education clone are to be perpetuated the priceless hiss­ ings of the free Institutions which we have inherited. "Because the progress of this natinjt in commerce, manufactures and in indus­ trial enterprises of all kinds, as well as in the arts and sciences, depends upfta it. "If it is just and expedient {o take $11,000,000 of the taxpayers' money year­ ly for the single item of instruction ia our public schools, it is certainly the part of wisdom and economy to establish normal schools by means of which that instruc­ tion may be made more thorough and ef­ fective. "There are nearly 26,000 public school teachers in Illinois. I am informed that the places of about one-fourth of these are tilled annually by beginners. From 6,000 to 7,000 young persons must be provided each year who are supposed to be prepared to assume these responsibili­ ties. Those that most need the assist­ ance of the normal schools are the S.500 that annually take up the work in the _ country schools. For those that begin chorus of 100 voices, j jn the city schools skillful superintend- with Mrs. Maud Einkleblek Gaudreaux as soloist, will be among the musical fea­ tures. Mrs. Jessie Ellwood Ray, daugh­ ter of Col. I.- L. Elhvood, has been se­ lected queen of the festival which is to accompany this demonstrs Stite official, members q£ toard and over 10,000 school have received persona] invitations, and thousands of them have accepted. Bennett Sitler, said |o be an heir to a two-hundredth share' jntthe .estate of Mat­ thias Sitler, valued ^t. $75,000,000, has been found in the J&sboiMfe at Halls- ville. He was takeifiq^i^te'July from Weldon. •J * / Peter Gorman, Thomas Gusta- vus Schneider and Roswel Gajp7 prison­ ers in the jail at Waukegan,'succceded in making an escape. Gorman, Meyers and Schneider were being held on charges of burglary, and Caul was awaiting trial on a charge of arson. The jailer forgot to lock the cell In which the men were confined. ' Chief of Police Kipley of Chicago has telegraphed Chief of Police Castle* of Springfield that Ferdinand Bretschneldcr, who stole $10,000 worth of bonds and papers in that city, was an escaped In­ mate of the hospital for the insane ta Dr. Charles S. Nelson, an agent of the State Board of Health, visited the neigh­ borhood of Downs, where a mysterious skin disease has prevailed for some months, regarding the nature of which the local physicians have differed. Dr. Nelson critically examined five cases and reports to the Board of Health that of the five one is confluent smallpox, one ents are provided. The country school teacher must work out her own salvation with fear and trembling. "I most earnestly desire that the ele­ ments of the natural sciences, including agricultural chemistry and vegetable phy­ siology, shall receive proper emphasis in every normal school in the State. "I desire also to call attention to the provision in the act establishing this school which requires that instruction shall be given in the fundamental laws of the United States and of the State of Illinois in regard to the rights and duties of voters." Dr. Richard Edwards of Bloomir&ton for an hour on "The American Nor- __ School." The day closed with fireworks and concerts at the normal building and on the public square. A crowd of 25,000 people was present, Peoria, the home of Trustee L. P. Wolf, sending a special train of 500, including the famous Spen­ cer band and the Concordia and Lieder- krans Singing societies. The day was perfect and not an accident of any kind occurred to mar it. The founding of the eastern normal as well as that of the northern institution at De Kalb had its origin in December of 1894 at a State teachers' meeting in Springfield. There the idea of more State normal schools was discussed and each couuty superintendent was made a com­ mittee of one to work the matter up. May 27,1890, the corner stone was laid under the auspices of the Masonic fra­ ternity. The work of building progressed very slowly and delayed the opening of the school a full year from the date ex­ pected. Waukegan Woman'* Relief Corps, the Lake County band, the fife and drum corps, to the music of which marched vet­ eran soldiers and sailors of the civil war; Waukegan Post, No. 374, G. A. R., and Lake Forest Post, No. 073, G. A. R. The third division was commanded by C. T. Heydecker, assistant marshal, and was made up of the Waukegan band, the Foresters drill team. Modern Woodmen, Catholic Order of Foresters, Fort Sheri­ dan fire department, Knights of Macca­ bees, and the Fraternal Alliance. The speeches at the grounds were all full of patriotic ardor. The exercises were opened with prayer by Chaplain J. G. K. McClure of Lake Forest College. The Apollo quartet, Messrs. Alden, Nie- bergall, Worsfold and Talcott, sang "Comrades in Ariua," and C. A. Part­ ridge read the report of the executive committee. This was followed by as ad­ dress by Charles Whitney, president of the Monument Association. Mr. Whit­ ney being ill at home, the address was read by the chairman, Judge D. S. Jones. Mr. Whitney reviewed the war history of America since the falling of Sumter. In closing, he said: "We need now, as not before since 1805, that loyalty to govern­ ment, patriotism, be the foremost thought in every mind." After the unveiling of the monument by Blanche Alexander, Bishop Samuel FaHow-s, who was intro­ duced by the chairman. Judge D. S. Jones, as the "'lighting parson," delivered a stirring dedicatory address. The monument stands iu the court house square facing the lake. It is con­ structed of Barre granite, and is sur­ mounted by a life size bronze figure of a color bearer. It stands over fifty feet high. The base is twelve feet square, the die five feet square, and the shaft, which is nineteen feet high, is three feet squers at the ba*e. Short Btato Iteaa, William Glatt has been arrested and will be tried for the recent murder of Lizzie Olson, near Piattville. lie shot and killed the woman, but escaped pros­ ecution on account of supposed insanity. Mrs. John Selbach, residing near Palm­ er, who left home several days ago, was found in a corn field about two miles north of the Selbach residence. She was lying down, and very weak, having eaten nothing since she had left home. She appeared to be suffering from dementia and refused to talk. William Antbolz, who Was employed as a section foreman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway at Cary, was tak­ en from the house of Mrs. Frank Iiinse- uian by an indignant crowd of citizens, jjiven a ducking under the town pump and a ride out of town on a rail, and warned never to return, under penalty of being tarred and feathered. At Peoria, pretty girls took the places of regular conductors on the street cars and collected the fares. Each was ac­ companied by a chaperon. One day of each year the street car company do­ nates one-half its receipts to the free kin­ dergarten school and home of the friend- less, both charitable institutions. rnmmzM:B3S$ , - ' :*• *<•%$. V mil *•*»**'• **sc»MTS \Ie .Fntiw v the of- Shv - -Vlrtm*' twam-yays History WillVTak* Sts«* 90 TlMir Heroism. Fluidswt McKlnley was pfescM a* ttr fMepUon given the Tenth PeMMphMralat keys on their return to Pittsburg CMKM tfce Philippines. The President's speech was received with tussfilto- "especially every refenracd |tjte'1^jtallftnt Teuth. When the s'L the several regiments entMtat' ».sp^CilH^hoBors- the boys of the Tenth- •wife ••")M(nd in the cheering. As each *e*iment was mentioned the soldiers shewed. their delight in prolonged ap- fjaase. The Twentieth Kansas (CoL Funston's regiment) came la for an ova- iWMfc Or Nebraska regiment was" aaientioned the boys could with difficulty he stopped, but the Utah battery's name literally sent the men wild. Cheer after cheer went up and. the regiment in chorus gave the Philippine yell several times. The Utah-battery and the Tenth regiment were chums in the Philippines and sev­ eral times the Utah' men. shelled the jun­ gles, driving, the insurgents back while the Tenth slept after a> battle. The Pres­ ident said: <£ov. Stone MM} llgr Fellow Cttfisena: 1 am glad to. part.cipat* with- the families, trtenda and fellow oitlxeQe of ihe fenth Pecn^'lvanla. volunteers in this giad re­ union. Uou. have earned- the- plaudits not alone of the people of Pennsylvania,, bat ot the whole uatlon. Vour return ha»>been the signal for a. great demonstration of. popular regard from your, landing. In the Golden Gate on. the t'acJflc to your homecoming, and- here jou find- a w-itrauh uft welcome and a greeting from joyous hearts which' tell better than words the estimate of your countrymeu and their appreciation, of .the services:-youi have rendered the oountry. You- made sure and permanent the victory of Dewey. You have added new glory to American arms. You aud your brave com­ rades engaged on other tielda- of conflict have enlarged the map of the United. States and extended, the jurisdiction of American liberty. But, while we 6bare tn the Joy that ls- yours, there remains with us softened, and hallowed memories of those who went forth with you, not found in your rauks- to-day. Your noble colonel, devoted to his men, beloved by his command and respected- by bis superior officers, gave his life to his country with many others of his comrades. The nation sorrows with the bellaved. Xhe heroes died for their country, sad." there is no nobler death. Our troops represented the- courage and conscience, the purpose and patriotism! of their country. Whether In Cuba,, i'onto Rico or the Philippines, or at home waiting orders, they did their full duty and all sought the post of greatest pertli They never faltered. The Eighth army corps In the Philippines has made a proudi and ex­ ceptional record. Privileged, to be mustered, out in April, when the ratifications of the treaty of peace were exchanged, they did not claim the privilege--they declined. It. They voluutarily remained In the service and declared their purpose to stay until their places could be filled by new levies, and longer i* tue government needed, them. Their service--and they understood, it--waa- not to be in camp or garrison, free from danger, but oa the battle line, where ex­ posure and Are- confronted them, and where both have- exacted their victims. History Will Note Heroism. They did not stack arms. They did not ran away. They were not serving the In- mrgents In the Philippines or their sym­ pathisers at home. They had. no part or patience with the men, few in number hap­ pily, who would have rejoiced to have seen them lay down their arms in the presence of an enemy whom they had just emancipated from Spanish rule, and who should have been their firmest frieuds. They furnished an example of devotion and sacrifice which will brighten the glorious record of Ameri­ can valor. They have secured not alone the gratitude of the government and the peo pie, but for themselves aud their descend ants an Imperishable distinction. They may not fully appreciate, and the country may not, the heroism of their conduct aud Its Important support to the government. I think I do, and BO I am here to express It. The mighty army of volunteers and regu­ lars, numbering over 2SO,COO, which last year responded to the call of the govern­ ment with an alacrity without precedent or parallel, were by the terms of their en­ listment to be mustered out with all the regiments above 27,000 when peace with Spain was effected. Peace brought us the Philippines by treaty cession from Spain. The Senate of the United States ratified the treaty. Every step taken waa In obedience to the requirements of the Constitution. It became our territory, and Is ours, as much as the Louisiana purchase, or Texas, or Alaska. A body of insurgents in no sense representing the sentiment of the people of the islands disputed our lawful authority, and even before the ratification of the treaty by the American Senate were attacking the very forces who fought for and secured their freedom. This was the situation In April, 1899, the date of the exchange of the ratifications-- with only 27,000 regulars subject to the un­ questioned direction of the Executive, and they for the most part on duty in Cuba and Porto Itlco, or Invalided at home, after their severe campaign tn the tropics. Even had they been available it would have required months to transport them to the Philippines. Practically a new army had to be created. These loyal volunteers In the Philippines said: "We will stay until the government can organize an army at home and transport It to the seat of hostilities." They did stay, cheerfully, uncomplaining­ ly, patriotically. They suffered and sacrl- fled, and fought and fell, they drove back and punished the rebels who resisted Fed­ eral authority and who with force attacked the sovereignty of the United States in its newly acquired territory. Without them then and there we would have been prac­ tically helpless on land, our flag would have bad Its first stain and the American name Its first Ignominy. The brilliant victories of the army and navy in the city of Manila would have been won In vain, our obliga­ tions to civilization would have remained temporarily unperformed, chaos would have reigned and whatever government there was would have been by the will of one man and not by the consent of the governed. Who refused to sound the retreat? Who stood In the breach when others weakened? Who resisted the suggestion of the unpatriotic that they should come home? Let me call the roll of regiments and bat­ talions that deserve to be perpetuated !n the nation's annals. Their action was not a sudden impulse under excitement, but a de­ liberate determination to sustain, at cost of patience, life if need be, the honor of their government and the authority of Its flag: First California, California Artillery, First Colorado, First Idaho, Fifty-first Iowa, Twentieth Kansas, Thirteenth Minnesota, First Montana, First Nebraska, First N<M|th Dakota, Nevada Cavalry, Second Oregon, Tenth Pennsylvania, First South Dakota, First Tennessee, Utah Artillery, First Wash­ ington, First Wyoming. Wyoming Battery. To these must be added about 4,000 en­ listed men of the regular army who were entitled to their discharge under the peace proclamation of April 11, 1899, the greater portion of whom participated in the engage­ ments of the Eighth corps and are still per­ forming arduous duties in the field. Nor must the navy be forgotten. Sixty- five devoted sailors participated in the en­ gagement of May 1 In Manila bsy, whose terms of service had previously expired, continuing on duty quite a year after that action. - "< 1 For these men. of the army aad navy we have only honor and gratitude. . Otia i>al» Obeyed Orders, The world will tievei? tehow the restraint of oar soldlera--their self-control under the most exasperating conditions. For weeks subjected to the insults and duplicity of the Insurgent leaders, they preserved the status quo, remembering that they were under an order from their government to sacredly ob­ serve the terms of the protocol in letter and spirit and avoid all conflict except In de­ fense pending the negotiations of the treaty of peace. They wore' not the aggressors. They did not begin hostilities against the Insurgents pending the ratification of the treaty of peace Irt the Senate, great as was their justification, because their orders from Washington forbade it. I take all the re­ sponsibility for that direction. Otis only executed the orders,of the government, aud the soldiers, u«de{ great provocation to strike back, obeyed: Until the treaty was ratified we had no authority beyond Manila city, bay and har­ bor. We thea had no other title to defend, no authority beyond that to maintain. Spain was Still la "possession of the remainder of qpParcl^taC* - Spain bed gas* for g--i. to ;.d##*-• enr- ty ">«•«, et asMtted ear _ be no parley, no acknowledged1 and ty an- Amer- estab- misguided followers in rebellion have ear charity and pity. As to the crnel Wfca hart osedfessiy sacrificed the thoasandrf.sf their people at the W M bfoeC for the grati- rowo assbftioes designs, I te others tfw-tfagrscloos taste of one sf the nobie men. reg*taei* aad vofeatem. seid! tsigmrtly or SfesJUen, who t&aa m^qMia lta eajtrera- eta* anc uareighttf mala aug' tlfese take.-j :yott*pii<*«'aL who httvr so promptly ihg eeeh ocKerte g# ta forward tg satci'sartil' yon so •sotflff beftfa. * Our prayera go with and man!tl«ns?- If^ suppression sf the r ment of pea<w and trangnflltft eminent untfer the uadfcfMted of the TJnItesI Rfates^-s' goventsaetft win do Jnotlco to all and at once eMearsg* the best eflforts and' asafratlens of tSeie^ distant people a ad'the highest develegWent. or thplr rich aug!fert?le"l*mifc - The government to which yo* gave your royalty welcome* yon to ywar hemes. With no blot or staltrepon your recent, th^ story of ytinr unselfish servlces t* country askPto civilisation will be to the men who take yonr places at the front sa-a oa the firing line, and to future generations, SB exastfpla ef patriotism awe?'so inspiration te duty. insane Geniuses. There is some relation between ex­ traordinary activity of mind and in­ sanity. Gemuses are apt to exhibit symptoms of mental alienation, and, singular to relate, their children are usually inferior to those of average men. For Instance, Cromwell was a hypo­ chondriac, and had visions; Dean Swift inherited insanity, and was himself not a little mad; Shelley was allied by Bis friends "Mad Shelley;" Charles E«amb went crazy; Johnson was anoth­ er hypochondriac; Coleridge was a morbid maniac; Milton waa of a mor- 1 Bid' turn of mind, nearly approaching Insanity--modern ideas as to hades are largely formed on the description evolved by hla diseased imagination, and Byron said he waa vlalted by shoet* When You RMe la an Elevator. The- modern, quick-moving elevator, when it sinks suddenly, gives many persons an unpleasant, qualmish feel­ ing, says a writer In the Boston Jour­ nal: Into a well-filled elevator In a big shopping store the other day, two wom­ en stepped from one of the floors, "Do you know," said one of them to the other, "that If you hold your breath going down In an elevator you don't have that unpleasant feeling; you don't feel It at all." Of course, no one In the etavatttir lis­ tened intentionally, b&t no one could help hearing what she said. Conversa­ tion Instantly ceased and every one drew a long breath. The elevator shot downward in silence. "Ground floor!" said the elevator man, ajf he drew J>ack the door, and the women streamed oat from the car upon the floor, talking gayly; and there was one, at least, who said the plan was really effective. "Straight Edite" an impossibility. One of the difficult problems in prac­ tical mechanics is to make a "straight edge." How difficult it is may be judg­ ed from an incident which occurred In the shops of J. A. Brashear, the astron­ omical instrument maker. A customer asked Mr. Brashear what would be the price of "a perfect straight edge of glass thirty-sis inches long." "It can't be made absolutely perfect," said Mr. Brashear, "but It could probably be made with a limit of error amounting to only a fraction of a wave length of light." "How uyich would that cost?" <'About $40,0001" It turned out that the customer wanted the straight edge for a scraper, and that an error of one- sixty-fourth of an Inch would have been insensible for his purpose. The birthday ef Thackeray, whidft «*• ly, recalls t!» fg*£«h*l •ow owes a <««Mr debt to Iafia, which haa given It tfce creator of the Kewcwnes a n d 2; pps# "Post Ot _ *•«%" . Sbacleray wa »«*» In Calcut Whe» he years oM Ms er<&eil aasi the. lit-1 8* W wns s&t fiome «»- Is where Mb aunt took charge of, Him. m»t i iroman one day Wtftt the child! try- jtair on- his uncle's }m mm- proved name tos'tknge A* ':~5^ ba«so>burgo i^CB'iS'BBlB - |wo»ntaia»- Y-'V *§p ••fit Mail.. mat away little boy ih'lisireiiHMp* si4 rmihiiii<<# to ssasttlf Sir Chsrths (30ft, tfee fiioftiwr physician. than lbs a fortune • T tare. At any rote le t<M tW annt to abovt the timoffHs ML **It kTafcuv* tad," he ssMt "tort *»•* sse«s to be * tod deal inside iti" Dr. Oronhyatekhav s fBWoajii hawk Indian*, waa stei ~ the National Fraternal SSI ' Amelia's Discomfiture. ^Amelia says that George's proposal was the most provoking thing she sver encountered." "How so T* "Why, just as soon as he had asked her to be his wife he went right on and said, 'I know this is so sudden.'" "And what did Amelia say?" "Say! Why, she couldn't say a thing. He had just said himself the only thing she was prepared to say." ^ "Well, what did she do?" "She said, 'Why, It isn't so awfully sudden,' and then fell on his neck."-- Cleveland Plain Dealer. Two's Company. tJnless the-Chicago Trlbuneli guilty of creating the Rev. Dr. Fourthly out of whole cloth--not ministerial--he Is the only absent-minded gentleman who has ever been able to suggest a remedy for his own ailment. "You are so preoccupied sometimes," said Mrs. Fourthly, "that I don't feel safe in letting you go out alone." "That Is to say, my dear," replied the Eev. Dr. Fourthly, with a benevolent smile, "when my mind wanders, as it does occasionally, somebody ought to go along with it." * -v 1 Onoe the Horns of Jeff Davis. •At Fort Gibson, in the Indian Terri­ tory, eighty miles south of Coffeyville, stands the house that was occupied by Jeff Davis while he did garrison duty there as a lieutenant before the Mex­ ican war. He went to the old fort just after marrying Gen. Taylor's daughter, aud was there several years. The old house has been beaten by the storms until tho chimneys at tho ends have fallen. . - Czar's Military Household. The military household of the Cwur is composed of 98 officers of various ranks, 83 of whom belong to the army and 15 to the navy. Nineteen mem­ bers of the royal family are axeluded in this list. s , Charitable People. * The Spanish are among the most charitable people on earth. Without a poor tax Spanish communities of 50,- 000 self-supporters feed a pauper popu­ lation of 5,000 or more. Largest Army. IA proportion to population tho Uttle republic of Switzerland can boast of having a larger army than any other ed fcr «. shl»»C3 a surptas of wsocyioo. ml oronh umti hyatekha wi#1 Aug. 10, 1841, in Ontario, at tfc* Nations Indian reservation. lit* J education waa begun iu the sdhool, near Brautford, establish*! the training of young Indians. LatWr L- went to the Wasfeya* Academy at 4VU- braham, MOM. Being hs supported himself then by jobs. When the Prince of Wi Oanada in I860 Oronhyatekha, his twentieth year, was selected fcy tiMF, chiefs of the Six Nations to proswel aa address to the son of their wgxe«t er." The impression nade upesi young prince and his party waa so f able that Oronhyatekha waa I continue his studies in Ot̂ «Kfii| care of the prince. Oronhyatekha turned to America a full-fledged and practiced successfully until he ac­ cepted his position with the Foresters. In the hills along the Ohio river is tho only co-operative city which the experi­ ence of years has shown to be thWaogfcly successful. . Found­ ed forty-thitej ago, and £eiJ ~ great- it no# Itas a -lattott^(|_ : boaatn # the feet that the its li«eM» owttjhei* own*"""""" in tlxilMtta of city m: co-operative JIAYOII FANS. torlfs, G04 workmen. These men meet year and fix their own #igeo hy a, lar vote. They also elect t$aftk«^3 man and officers. Last year tngs of the workmen and tho ptvfits distributed among then to 1068,000. Of the inhabitant* .̂ are Swiss, 1,200 are Germans ̂.tlMi rest Americans. -' The Boston police say that George Simpson is the worst man in America, and they have requested that all tfcio jaU» in the United States be searched ;M' for him, as they be- W Ueve he is oooceal- I 'fl ed iu one of them. 1HH ', Formerly a Baptist (a .! | minister, Simpson F ^ | has been a burglar, I horse thief, incen­ diary, forger and bigamist, and now he ia wanted for a murder committed at Dover, N. H., eight years ago. Simpson began his career of crime he was a preacher, and robbed mao| houses before suspicion was directed utixi. He ibes vraveied ifuuuu ia« try occupying pulpits in small towns Sunday and swindling on week days. oaoaoa sntpsoar. •n n Hrtn In tho irnrld , "• V . . > ' .. ' -. - W. F. Powell, the United States BaWrf ister to Hayti and San Domingo, who hall shown decided firmness in protectMf American from the inqiNNp^: , biuir<-gtteft*' t&us he possesses a eout- head and a quick wit. jfclifceuld noit be forgotten that was Powell who saved Port a« Prince, the capital of the' Efaytian R«» public, fro<n beiajt'- bombarded by Ger-®| Ban warships. CoL M.' J. O'Briea, whose election president of the Southern pany to succeed the late Henry B. Plant was recently announced, began life as an express driver for the Ad­ ams Express Com­ pany in Memphis, Tenn., at a salary of $30 a mouth. Later he because private secretary of • Mr. Plant, and be.- has in succession filled almost every « office In the com2 » pany. It took him thirty years to rise fsWftfSiefl&f V- i